Thomas Crawford (Captain)
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Captain Thomas Crawford (1530 - 1603)
Thomas' Grave Marker
Captain Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill (an old estate to the west of central Glasgow, part of which is now a college and hospital near Victoria Park) was a trusted confidant of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary.
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After Darnley was murdered, Captain Thomas planned the assaults and led the forces that expelled castle garrisons loyal to Catholic Queen Mary from both Dunbarton and Edinburgh Castles. This eliminated the final barrier to a reunification of Scotland under Queen Mary's son, Protestant King James, in 1573. Captain Thomas is entombed at Kilbirnie Kirk where the photo of his tomb marker on the right identifies his final resting place.
